Open Source Technical Information: I can't access my Windows network shares anymore! People tell me to use the smbmount command, but it doesn't work!

Friday, 28 October 2011

I can't access my Windows network shares anymore! People tell me to use the smbmount command, but it doesn't work!

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Modern versions of Linux use a type of Windows file sharing called "The Common Internet File System" (CIFS). Instead of using "smbmount", try:
mount -t cifs //1.2.3.4/share /mnt/somedirectory
For more information about this, in a terminal you can do:
man mount.cifs
Note that CIFS can't resolve Windows computer names, so you're better off using their IP addresses.

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